ISO 639 Ballot -- New item: Erzya

Please vote by Friday 2003-01-24.

Please see additional information below the ballot form.

Submitted by (your name, please):Anila Angjeli

(A) -- Inclusion:
(1)
_X_  I am in favour of including the individual language "Erzya" in 639-2
(alpha-3 code)
___  I am opposed to including the individual language "Erzya" in 639-2
(alpha-3 code)

(B) -- Identifier:
(Please vote even if you are opposed to the inclusion of the item)
(2)
_X_  I accept the alpha-3 identifier "myv" for Erzya (if to be included)
___  I do not accept the identifier "myv" -- Comment:

(C) -- Language names:
(3)
_X_  I accept the English name "Erzya" (if to be included)
___  I do not accept the English name "Erzya" -- Comment:

(4)
___  I accept the French name "erzya" (if to be included)
_X_  I do not accept the French name "erzya" -- Comment:

I suggest the French name "erza"
It is the name used by the most well known French source about languages :"Les
langues du Monde" published by Société linguistique de Paris in 1952.
Moreover I strongly doubt whether http://www.eurominority.org is a valid source
for the French variant of the name. When I try to get the information in French
on the Eurominority site, the only thing I get in French is the frame and
headings display, the information itself, that is the languages names, etc.
remains in English.

(5)
_X_  I accept the indigenous name "erzjan' kel'" [with dot over first e] (if
to be included)
___  I do not accept the indigenous name "erzjan' kel'" -- Comment:


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